Back to blogging…
Well, it has been a while my Tidy Blog readers – In recent weeks (or should I say months) Tidy Design has been manic… If we then throw in (not literally) a new born baby, a complete property renovation...
View ArticleMapping out a website
There are many ways to start developing a new website; you could start writing the code, create a couple of mock-ups in Photoshop, map out page layouts on a whiteboard or in a notepad… Information...
View ArticleFancy a chat?
In the industry that we are in, everything is pretty much digital, done online and emailed. As Mike will state on a daily basis, his inbox is forever full and pinging with fresh emails. Even in our...
View ArticleHelideck Agency
Last month we attended a meeting with Helideck Agency, a new company looking to modernise the helideck inspection, auditing and compliance services offered to offshore vessels. We started by creating a...
View ArticleWordPress Page Templates
In a recent project which involved WordPress we needed to implement different page templates. The spec was to have a page with a sidebar and one which was full screen without a sidebar. Luckily for us...
View ArticleCSS Rotate
The CSS transform property has many different outcomes: skew, rotate, scale, translate etc. Today we are going to focus on the rotate effect, showing how it is used and an example of its use. We are...
View ArticleFREE Profile Icons
To celebrate its Friday we have created some FREE profile picture icons. These FREE icons are ideal placeholders for staff or user profiles, enjoy! Download Icons Please note all Tidy Design FREE Stuff...
View ArticleFREE Music Icons
Looking for FREE music icons? Cool, we have created a music icon set for you to download; it includes a microphone, iPod, speaker, sound bars… Download Icons You can use these free music icons on both...
View ArticleFREE Clipboard Icons
Yes, another freebie icon set, hand crafted by Tidy Design. Are you looking for a flat clipboard icon with a list, some stats, a graph or tick? Download Icons These FREE clipboard icons can be used on...
View ArticleNew Websites, Great Clients!
Over the bank holiday weekend Tidy Design launched a new website for the Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea, Portsmouth. Over the years we have designed several hotel websites, working closely with hotel...
View ArticleTidy Goals for 2016
A slightly belated Happy New Year! Last week was pretty hectic; lots to map out and catch up on following the festive break… Throw in a couple of meetings, a few new enquiries and lots of web work; it...
View ArticleWebsite Layouts
Website layouts can be one of the easiest but also one of the trickiest components of website design – it may take a few minutes to map out a website structure and design, it could take a few hours…...
View Article4 Modern Website Layout Examples
Layouts have not changed an awful lot since the release of CSS3 and HTML5. The days of using tables to layout a website are long gone yet websites still feel table like. There are benefits of having an...
View ArticleA Recent Testimonial
Working with an array of different clients in different sectors is great, there is never a dull moment. Many thanks to Portsmouth NHS for their glowing testimonial; we look forward to working with you...
View ArticleNew Solent Fire Website
A few weeks ago Solent Fire contact us to discuss their website, it was pretty dated and required a complete re-design. Working with Solent Fire we put together a couple of design concepts, these soon...
View ArticleThe importance of Title and Meta tags
HTML documents are not all about text and content. While the bulk of an HTML document will denote the content seen on a webpage and how that content is displayed, some of the most key facets of these...
View ArticleWhy HTTPS?
As a start in a 2017 effort to update and revamp TidyDesign.com, we have upgraded to HTTPS, the security-concerned friend of HTTP. HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, and it denotes the set of...
View ArticleEvolution of technology
I am from an era where the internet did not exist at one point in my lifetime. I have just turned 30, and by no means do I feel old….yet! I even remember listening to a debate over the radio which my...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome Update
A secure web is hear to stay; in July 2018 Google’s Chrome browser will mark non-HTTPS sites as ‘not secure’ … Is your website ready? Will this impact your business? The short story; Google will soon...
View ArticleUX Design Hampshire
UX stands for User Experience, some refer to this as UXD also known as User Experience Design. This process is all about enhancing user satisfaction, be it lowering the bounce rate of a web page or...
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